Okay. Not exactly 5, but I tried to pick some that have really sucked me in recently. So these aren't necessarily what I consider "best" since all 50 of these sit rather close together in quality depending on one's taste.

I'll start with #4. The vocals are strange/eerie as all get-out, but those helium-breath melodies get stuck in your head.

I'd recommend #1 if you think you'll enjoy a collision of electronic with all kinds of sounds. Let it embody your car rides, study nights, or city walks. #5 or #18 if you want something similar but less hectic with more predictable rhythms and more chilled out.

#6 is a narrative folk album, and it's purposely more stripped down than Radical Face's first album. I'd definitely check out Ghost along with The Roots. #13 is a rather bare folk album (reminds me of sitting/drinking in a 1940s parlor/bar) until its explosive, spastic, and quite lengthy electronic finisher.

#37 for some minimalistic but captivating sounds. The first track actually has either a melody or guitar tone that reminds me of Godspeed's Dead Flag Blues. Keeping it with simplistic sounds, check out #12 for a more classical influenced "pretty sounds" album. #7 fits in right here.

#41 and #3 if you're into slow-tempo, somber songs, or if it's 2am and you're feeling introspective.

#8 isn't really like The National, but Bazan does have a lower register, depressing voice.